{"id":263198,"date":"2026-09-18T05:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T05:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/josh-allens-historic-start-to-season-could-be-setting-stage-for-another-mvp-run\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T05:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T05:01:53","slug":"josh-allens-historic-start-to-season-could-be-setting-stage-for-another-mvp-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/josh-allens-historic-start-to-season-could-be-setting-stage-for-another-mvp-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Allen&#8217;s historic start to season could be setting stage for another MVP run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/buffalo_bills\/32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> quarterback Josh Allen has already won one MVP award in his career.<\/p>\n<p>His start through the first two games of the 2026 season puts him in very exclusive company, and is also a good indicator of an MVP-level season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Josh Allen&#8217;s first two games match only previous MVP winners<\/h2>\n<p>With his five-touchdown (three passing, two rushing) performance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/articles\/tnf_takeaways_josh_allen_dominates_as_bills_roll_over_lions_in_stadium_debut\/s1_13132_44317592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in Thursday&#8217;s 41-31 win<\/a> over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/detroit_lions\/52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit Lions<\/a>, Allen is just the third player in NFL history to record nine total touchdowns and zero turnovers through his team&#8217;s first two games.<\/p>\n<p>The only other quarterbacks to reach those numbers are Peyton Manning in 2013 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/denver_broncos\/35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denver Broncos<\/a> and Patrick Mahomes in 2018 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/kansas_city_chiefs\/39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both quarterbacks went on to win the MVP award that season, while Manning and the Broncos reached the Super Bowl.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes and the Chiefs reached the AFC Championship Game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/articles\/josh_allens_historic_start_to_season_could_be_setting_stage_for_another_mvp_run\/s1_13132_44317644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has already won one MVP award in his career. 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